TEEN SHOT: Steals SUV To Get To Hospital

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TEEN SHOT: Steals SUV To Get To Hospital

Des Moines police say a teen shooting victim stole an SUV because he thought, “his only chance to stay alive was to steal the vehicle and drive himself to the hospital.”

Police say 18-year-old Raymond Shorter was robbed and shot by a friend Saturday night when Shorter thought they were on their way to a party. It happened in the area of 21st and Mondamin.

When Shorter got out of the vehicle, the driver came around to the passenger side and pointed a gun at him. The suspect told him to give him everything in his pockets, and took about $200 from Shorter. He then told Shorter to run.

The suspect shot him in the leg but Shorter kept running. He told police he noticed a running SUV parked on the side of the street and jumped in and drove himself to Mercy Hospital. When he arrived at the hospital he struck a parked vehicle and then hit the building. When officers arrived at the hospital after a call from Mercy, they found Shorter laying on the ground at the hospital’s west entrance.